One Night Only (228 page)

Gina
’
s
eye
s
wer
e
sparklin
g
no
w
.
I
t
reall
y
wa
s
s
o
romantic t
o
thin
k
tha
t
sh
e
migh
t
com
e
acros
s
Marc
o
agai
n
an
d
that
the
y
woul
d
hav
e
anothe
r
chanc
e
t
o
reliv
e
th
at
wonderful
evening
.

“O
h
believ
e
me
,
I
kno
w
h
e
woul
d
remembe
r
me!
”
said Gin
a
wit
h
a
cheek
y
wink
.
“
I
lef
t
hi
m
wit
h
som
e
lasting memories
,
that
’
s
fo
r
sure
.
I
hav
e
year
s
o
f
experienc
e
ahead o
f
hi
m
an
d
I
use
d
thos
e
t
o
m
y
advantage
.
I
n
fact
,
thin
k
I
ma
y
hav
e
taugh
t
hi
m
a
tric
k
o
r
two
!
H
e
wil
l
probably
neve
r
boo
k
tha
t
Jacuzz
i
roo
m
agai
n
fo
r
fea
r
o
f
havin
g
life-
lon
g
flashbacks!
”

Poll
y
trie
d
t
o
pictur
e
th
e
roo
m
i
n
question
.
Th
e
tiny hote
l
.
.
.
th
e
ornat
e
bedroo
m
wit
h
th
e
Jacuzz
i
bat
h
.
.
.
Sh
e
couldn
’
t
reall
y
imagin
e
Gin
a
givin
g
i
t
he
r
al
l
bu
t
then wha
t
di
d
sh
e
kno
w
abou
t
wha
t
woul
d
happe
n
onc
e
the
fire
s
wer
e
stoke
d
i
n
Gina
’
s
loins
?
Sh
e
mus
t
hav
e
bee
n
a
prope
r
littl
e
min
x
i
n
he
r
day
!

“D
o
yo
u
thin
k
h
e
eve
r
come
s
bac
k
her
e
t
o
Irelan
d
or di
d
yo
u
sca
r
hi
m
fo
r
life?
”
sh
e
asked
.
Gin
a
wa
s
really
brigh
t
righ
t
no
w
an
d
Poll
y
didn
’
t
wan
t
he
r
t
o
le
t
that
feelin
g
go
.

“H
e
come
s
bac
k
o
n
th
e
thir
d
weeken
d
o
f
ever
y
month,
withou
t
fail,
”
sh
e
said
.
“I
f
I
reall
y
wante
d
to
,
I
woul
d
know
exactl
y
wher
e
t
o
fin
d
hi
m
an
d
when
.
H
e
ha
s
busines
s
to atten
d
t
o
ove
r
her
e
and
,
whe
n
h
e
ha
s
i
t
al
l
wrappe
d
up
,
he
s
t
ay
s
i
n
Th
e
W
aywar
d
In
n
.
.
.
wher
e
h
e
onc
e
me
t
a
wayw
ar
d
strange
r
.
.
.
an
d
h
e
let
s
tim
e
sli
p
b
y
withou
t
eve
n
che
c
k
i
n
g
hi
s
watch
.
It
’
s
heaven!
”

“O
h
m
y
word
,
I
woul
d
nearl
y
driv
e
yo
u
ther
e
right
now!
”
sai
d
Poll
y
.
“
I
wan
t
t
o
fin
d
a
frien
d
lik
e
Marco
!
He sound
s
simpl
y
divine!
”

Thei
r
lustin
g
afte
r
Marc
o
wa
s
interrupte
d
b
y
T
es
s
who
cam
e
swannin
g
in
,
lookin
g
a
s
radian
t
a
s
eve
r
.

“
Knoc
k
knock!
”
sh
e
called
.
“O
h
m
y
wor
d
i
t
sur
e
i
s
Baltic
ou
t
there
!
Franki
e
an
d
th
e
twin
s
ar
e
makin
g
a
snowman outsid
e
an
d
Dann
y
i
s
directo
r
o
f
operations
.
Don
’
t
kid
s
feel
th
e
col
d
a
t
all
?
Brrr!
”

“No
,
the
y
certainl
y
d
o
not,
”
sai
d
Gina
.
“An
d
t
o
think tha
t
thi
s
tim
e
nex
t
yea
r
,
you
r
littl
e
on
e
wil
l
b
e
al
l
snuggled
u
p
an
d
lookin
g
ou
t
a
t
hi
s
bi
g
cousin
s
playin
g
i
n
the garde
n
an
d
then
,
befor
e
yo
u
kno
w
it
,
h
e
wil
l
b
e
i
n
the thic
k
o
f
i
t
al
l
an
d
you’l
l
hav
e
we
t
sock
s
an
d
we
t
shoe
s
and
soaked-through
coats
and
a
little
pink
face
coming
in
and
ou
t
t
o
ge
t
warme
d
u
p
b
y
hi
s
mumm
y
.
”